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Determination of recent stress directions and faults in the Leinetal-Graben; Germany - first experiences with the new NEMR-method

2009; Ediuno (Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo); Volume: 29; Issue: 29 Linguagem: Inglês

1988-5172

Michael Krumbholz, Axel Vollbrecht, Hennes Obermeyer,

earthquake and tectonic studies

The Natural Electromagnetic Radiation (NEMR) method is a new method to determine recent stress directions and the location of active faults and landslides. We are testing the NEMR method in the Leinetal-Graben, Lower Saxony, Germany. Our results for the maximum horizontal stress direction are consistent with data published in the World Stress Map (WSM). Furthermore, the method showed its capability in detecting faults and landslides.